The selling price of the Rank S Unique Skill upgrade was 2.4 billion T. In terms of time, it was about 27,000 years. Because of that, Yoon-seok felt somewhat hopelessâŚ
But he regained hope by recalling what Henigus said.
âDonât worry about that. You can use the time store and add time through the dimension stones.
Five hundred years would be added to this dying dimension at a 100:1 ratio so it could hold out until the next Tower opened. Maybe this was how this world had been maintained until now. Well, that wasnât important right now.
âAnyway, then Henigusâs targeted time is about 50,000 years?â
He thought it was worth a shot compared to his grand goal. Yoon-seok just needed to complete half of it, giving more reasons to find Henigus. The bastard had already slaughtered millions of people and obtained so much time.
ââŚNow Iâm suddenly all fired up.â
Ironically, this reason motivated Henigus to kill millions. But a Rank SS Unique Skills? Perhaps he might be the first among the existing challengers to acquire one.
âWhat should I put forward? Predation? Divine Ultimatum? Transcendental Muscles?â
Yoon-seok turned the tablet to the main page and checked the [Selling] category. He was willing to sell something to reach that goal.
[Stats] [Item] [Skills] [Powers] [Knowledge]
Yoon-seok checked them one by one. It was possible to downgrade the abilityâs rank and receive time or sell various items he acquired. Skills and powers were the same. But the problem wasâŚ
âWhat? Are they knocking down the values?â
The selling price of b Unlock}, which seemed to be a non-battle Unique Skill, was 790,000 T at Rank B. However, Rank S {Predation} was only 6.2 million T. However, Yoon-seok got to keep his pride by receiving 22 million T for b Divine Ultimatum}.
âWhy are things like {Non-verbal magic} only worth 700,000?â
The balance still didnât match its worth.
ââŚIs the selling price different from the purchase price?â
He was determined not to use the [Selling] category at all.
âBut letâs check the final list.â
Yoon-seok reached out his finger and clicked on the [Knowledge] option. If he hadnât checked the [Selling] page, he wouldnât have guessed at allâŚ
ăList of skills available for saleă
*Rank F â Uses the official language of the Earth Dimension in Korea. Price: 3T.
It was just as he predicted. [Knowledge] sold what was originally there or developed and naturally obtained.
ââŚIf I sell Korean, will I speak 0 languages?â
That was probably the case. Ridiculous. There was a penalty like this, but theyâre only giving 3T? Well, apart from such complaints, Yoon-seokâs eyes glinted as he read the available knowledge.
*Honeybeeâs Tongue (Rank C) â When you taste sweetness, your tongue feels it 5 times as deep and diverse. Price: 1,220T.
*Thick-Headedness (Rank B) â Itâs a talent created by the long-standing denial of reality. Become indifferent to the feelings of people around them, and their will wonât easily be broken even in the worst situations. Price: 9,500T.
*Worn Empathy (Rank B) â A talent that has hurt countless lives and transformed into a protective mechanism. You donât feel any sympathy for others you donât care about, and the probability of making calculated decisions increases. Price: 12,500T.
*Adaptation (Rank B) â Quickly resigned to what you can accomplish in any situation. Price: 8,800T.
His existing abilities reached the hundreds, from trivial things to vague things. It was fascinating to read them all.
âBut what is this?â
Yoon-seok found something and suddenly froze.
*Scent of the Soul (Rank A) â Your omnipresent soul gently exudes an attractive scent and fascinates people around you. The effect of reasoning increases 3 times and vice versa if the wavelengths between souls do not match. Price: 72,000T.
What was this? This wasnât knowledge, but a Tower skill. Of course, some people were naturally loved, but⌠even Yoon-seok knew that he was far from being that kind of person. If he were, he wouldnât have suffered so much from Kang Hyung-woo and his friends.
ââŚAh, did he hate me so much because our wavelength didnât match?â
While that made sense, a strange part remained. Specifically, Yoon-seok had never been popular with the opposite sex. Never.
ââŚâ
Although there were three women with a favorability equivalent to MAX, that was just favorability. Cheon-ma only cared for him as a disciple, and Lee Su-yeon relied on him as a colleague. Elle was projecting Rick onto him.
âYou were eliminated from the final trial and became an admin, and you had the fate of living happily here with several women.
He wondered who were the three people the first admin had mentioned⌠but Yoon-seok stopped thinking right there. Was that even important? It wasnât too late to worry about it when all of this was over.
Putting that aside, Yoon-seok selected the most expensive out of all his abilities.
*Ghost Fighter (Rank S) â You feel more rush than anything else in combat and self-development. Training efficiency increases by 10 times to a certain level and increases by 15 times in combat. Price: 950,000T.
*Animal Senses (Rank S) â Instinctively detects immediate crises. During combat, efficiency increases by 3 times. Price: 250,000T.
These were unexpectedly helpful abilities.
*Human Swordsmanship (Rank EX) â An incomplete swordsmanship. It contains the experience, knowledge, and enlightenment of a human being who pursues the ultimate. Price: 36,000,000T.
He had no knowledge related to swords except for this. They were combined into one. In that sense, selling this might mean returning to the state when he first entered the Tower.
ăThe operating hours of Time Store has ended.ă
Ten minutes had passed already? As soon as the message suddenly appeared, his vision darkened. When he returned to his senses, he was back underground.
âFather, is there a problem?â
Perhaps he couldnât go to the time store because he was summoned as Yong-yong stopped in his tracks. But Lee Su-yeon was different.
âOppaâŚâ
âYes, I just returned too.â
âWhat kind of crazy place is that? When I checked, if you sell something there, other people can buy it. At a hundred times higher price!
Unlike him, who just window-shopped, Lee Su-yeon seemed to have experimented with this and that.
âA hundred times?â
Yoon-seok couldnât help but laugh out loud. Looking at the price difference between purchase and sale, he thought there was no commercial morality, but they made a profit by lowering the value a hundred times? Wasnât this beyond the level of conscience?
âDoes that mean the original price of Human Swordsmanship determined by the store was originally 3.6 billion T?â
Surprised by the trickery of the Time Store for a second, Yoon-seok smirked. For some reason, he felt better that his swordsmanship had received such a high evaluation. It felt like the time and effort he put into the sword was rewarded.
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âOf course, I wonât sell it even if they set it at the right price.â
Even if he could raise his Unique Skill to Rank SS, it was pointless to sell his hard work.
âIâll earn it the hard way, and if it doesnât work, I just have to give up.â
Yoon-seok continued to walk. Although he set a new goal to collect 2.4 billion T for an upgrade, his priority was the same as before. First, reunite with Cheon-ma before she causes any trouble.
As they sped up, they reached the end of the tunnel. Unlike the other areas destroyed by Henigus, they didnât have to get rid of any stone piles along the way.
Chikkkkkkkk.
Passing through an air curtain-like shield, they were greeted by a panoramic view of the huge and messy city. How could this be the capital of the Spacetime World? The dome-shaped buildings felt completely different from District 12, crowded with checkerboard arrangements. It was vaguely futuristic, but that was about it.
Whirrrrrrrrrr-!
ââŚThis place looks pretty normal.â
Yoon-seok nodded in agreement. Although the sound of sirens was ringing in his ears, this place was still intact compared to other areas, where only craters were left. Yeah, at least up until now.
Boooooooooooooom-!
An explosion burst from the cityâs center, and the ceiling shook as rocks cascaded down.
âMother⌠mother is over there!â
He could tell without Yong-yong pointing toward the center of the city. The mana of the Heavenly Demon and Heavenly Buddha filled the air.
âSu-yeon.â
âYes.â
Yoon-seok and Lee Su-yeon jumped toward the city. Two figures stood by the tallest spire at the center of the city.
âOld lady, will you be satisfied when you see doom?â
âYouâre talkative.â
Heavenly Buddha, who didnât want to fight, and the hostile Heavenly Demon.
âHuu⌠whatâs wrong with you? Again, I donât want to fight youâŚâ
âWhatâs wrong with me? You arenât able to say that considering the evil things youâve done to that child.â
Yoon-seok tilted his head at the sharp voice. Were things that terrible back then? He got his ass kicked, but it wasnât to the point of upsetting Cheon-ma.
Did Heavenly Buddha feel the same way?
ââŚEvil things? What do you mean?â
When Heavenly Buddha asked as if he didnât understand, Cheon-ma muttered coldly.
âThe eight-spoked Dharma Wheel or whatever it was.â
ââŚ?â
âDidnât you engrave a vicious curse that would make him die if he killed people?â
Oh, thatâŚ
Yoon-seok nodded without realizing it. Due to those restrictions, Cheon-ma had to use her Demon Body And Soul Cleanse. However, were their opinions different this time?
âThe Eight-spoked Dharma Wheel is the power of Maitreya used to cultivate not only mental discipline but also physical growth by doing good deeds. How is that a curse?â
The Heavenly Buddha sighed, but Cheon-ma plugged her ears. The Heavenly Buddha took a deep breath and spun several orange beads.
âAmitabhaâŚâ
He held back because the other party was the Heavenly Demon, but it seemed he wanted to break everything now too.
âGood demons are dead demons. I guess the Buddhaâs words werenât wrong at all?â
The Heavenly Buddha, called the living Buddha among the warriors of Murim, clenched his fists.
âToday, Iâll teach you how to be kind.â
As if he shouldâve done this before, the Heavenly Buddha wore a satisfied smile.